The Video Game Power Ups Draft

Wouldn't you love to be able to eat a Mushroom and grow to twice your size? Or pick up a feather and immediately be able to fly? Well, in the realm of video games that's not only a possibility: it's often a requirement! Many games live and die off of the charm, utility, and whimsy of their power ups, so this week we decided to focus an entire episode figuring out which ones we'd most like to have in our lives! Join us as we draft a selection of the finest power ups in gaming history to see who would come out of battle victorious! Plus: Madden 24 impressions, and some final thoughts on Inscryption. Watch our gameplay segments and full video episodes over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/theretrogradepodcast Join us on Twitter: @RetrogradePod, @RetrogradeAndy, @RetrogradeMikey TikTok: @RetrogradePod Or on Instagram: @theretrogradepodcast Or visit our website at www.theretrogradepod.com/ Questions, Comments, and business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/video-game-power-ups-draft

Episode 278 of the The Retrograde: A Video Game Podcast podcast, hosted by Andrew Bascom and Mikey Ehrenworth, titled "The Video Game Power Ups Draft" was published on August 29, 2023 and runs 68 minutes.

August 29, 2023 ·68m · The Retrograde: A Video Game Podcast

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Wouldn't you love to be able to eat a Mushroom and grow to twice your size? Or pick up a feather and immediately be able to fly? Well, in the realm of video games that's not only a possibility: it's often a requirement! Many games live and die off of the charm, utility, and whimsy of their power ups, so this week we decided to focus an entire episode figuring out which ones we'd most like to have in our lives! Join us as we draft a selection of the finest power ups in gaming history to see who would come out of battle victorious! Plus: Madden 24 impressions, and some final thoughts on Inscryption. Watch our gameplay segments and full video episodes over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/theretrogradepodcast Join us on Twitter: @RetrogradePod, @RetrogradeAndy, @RetrogradeMikey TikTok: @RetrogradePod Or on Instagram: @theretrogradepodcast Or visit our website at www.theretrogradepod.com/ Questions, Comments, and business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/video-game-power-ups-draft

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